West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-02-11
ABOUT WRINKLES.
now THEY ARE PRODUCED AND
WHAT THEY MEAN.
Wrinkles Between tho Eyes - The Tell
Tale Crows Feet-Furrows Caused by
Laushing-w Wrinkles of tho Cheeks
and Chin--Preventions.
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Pan Mall Gazette.l
We all become Interested sooner or later
In the subject Of wrinkles. They are the
~ireparabls outrage Of Racine; but al
though they are so universal, few have
endeavored to explain their origin and pro-
gress. n. Mategazza, in the Italian scienti-
&c journal Nature, has recently published
a study on the subject, which appears to
contain all that can be said on 1t at present
Wrinkles are produced in the first instance
by the frequent repetition Of some muscular
contraction or by sickness. According to
one writer, they are not merely super
fetal, but appear when the eridermis u
removed, and are found not only In
the face, but all over the body. They
DO not run in any regular direc-
ton, and no law has been found including
all their directions They are said to de-
rend mainly on the fssciculi which form
the reticular part Of tie dermis. N. Man.
tegarza thinks that the life history Of man
can be written from his wrinkles Cornell
has expressed the same idea:
SIS rides sur son frolit oni grave ses ex-
plots.
But physiology and poetry hardly
agree In this instance; for it has still to be
proved that generals wrinkles differ from
those OF q physician, or laborer's from
lawyers A man does not always, or even
generally, carry about faithful autobiog-
raphy in his face. Although no part OF
the body is free from them, they
visit chiefly the face. par
ticularly round the eyes and lips
They run all directions, horizontal, YER
hcal and obliqus, straight, curved and
crossed. NJ MantegazEa then goes rapidly
over the commonest and most remarkable
sets Of wrinkles These across the forehead
are found even in children who are rickety
or idiots. Going in the sun with the face
insufacEently covered brings them on prems-
turelY. But they are in every case normal
at 40 Or even earlier Vertical wrinkles be-
tween the eyes coma quickly TO mon who
study, or who worry themselves. This can
readily be imagined Tho eyebrows con-
tract naturally when in deep thought;
grief or worry produces the same action,
which, when repeated. frequently produces
a fold in the skin, marking emotions under
gone many times
Ona OF the rules Of the Jesuits was that
the eyebrows were not TO be contracted.
This was excellent from q moral point OF
view, but il was also excellent to prevent
wrinkles between the eyes. Between these
and the straight lines on the forehead already
mentioned Co.'S the arched wrinkles OF the
forehead, fouro about the root OF the nose.
These often tell OF long and cruel physical
suffering, or Of still more painful mental
torture. They arise from a great develop
ment OF the vertical wrinkles and the resist
ance OF the skin above The crows feet
mark the passage OF the 10th year. They
aRe especially detestsd by ladies, says
81 Mantegazza; and he forthwith re.
lated an anecdote of q lady who suc
ceeded in keeping of the dreaded Wis
itation long after it was due by the expedi.
emit Of using springs to keep the skin
stretched at night at the corners OF the
eyes. The wrinkles are characterized By
burrows which diverge from the external
angles Of ths eyes in all directions, like the
claws Of the bird from which they are
named.
The wrinkles OF the nose are less frequent
and less noticeable and appear in old age.
Those which descend from the nostriis or
each side OF the mouth tthe vides naso
libsales) are perhaps tbs first to appear. Tbs
reason Is simple. These burrows ara created
/ in laughing or masticatioi. A simple smile l.
sufficient to produce them, 60 it Is not sur
prising the repetition Of the commonest acts
should soon DO craven on the FACE. They
are also hereditary. II. Mantsgazza had
them when be was % years Of ags, AMI his
children have had them from their earliest
years. The wrinkles Of the cheeks and chin
follow the oval of the face, and are caused
By diminution Of the fatty substance
under the skin, which then falls into folds.
Tho small wrinkles which form network
N the lower part Of the cheeks near the ears
have the same origin, and only appear in
old age. Those found in the upper eyelids,
AMI sometimes in the lower, which give tho
eyes an air Of fatigue. ara the results Of
hard living. grief or worry.
1t may DO said generally that wrinkles
are much more frequent in men than in
women. The former are more exposed TO
the sun, and take fewer precautions to pro-
tect the complexion from air AID light
They undergo more muscular exert,on, and
are generally thinner. Nervous men have
wrinkles sooner AMI deeper than Others as
have people who have passed through alter
nate periods OF stoutness and emaciation.
Against certain wrinkles there is no rem
edy, preventive, or curative. Many would
wish 10 arrest tue ulSnb Oh Iiine, ouJ tue
Spanish proverb is still true: sEl dente
miente. Ia cana engeaa, perro IN arruga de-
senganaH the teeth may lie, white hairs de-
ceive, but wrinkles never.
There are defensive remedies against
some wrinkles, but they are often worse
than the evil Thus, to coat the face with
fatty substance mot paint which softens
the cuticle, to keep the skin shaded and to
protect it as far possible from contact with
the air and sun, may preserve it. This il
one Of the services rendered by net wells to
women; but these thin pieces of net have
their Inconvenience, as they are bad for the
sight and impede respiration Another
remedy is to grow fat about the time the
wrinkles should appear. The skin is
stretched by HE pressure of the tissues be-
meath, and tbs creases are smoothed out
On the other land, when one grows thinner
at 40, the effects on the face are disastrous,
and were the wrinkles which begin to ap-
pear in all directions then to be counted,
ore might fancy himself q decrepit old man